An extraordinary celestial phenomenon that occurs every 18.6 years is due to be witnessed this summer at Calanais Standing ...

Something that occurs every 18.6 years is happening again on Sunday evening. It's called a "major lunar standstill." Griffith Observatory is holding a public viewing of the phenomenon, as well as ...

Skywatchers in central Florida and southern Texas can witness a rare lunar standstill on Feb. 7, as the waxing gibbous moon ...

Here's everything you need to know about seeing the Major Lunar Standstill this weekend — and why it will be celebrated at Stonehenge and other ancient sites: According to English Heritage ...

The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

The moon will rise at its most northerly point on Dec. 15 during the "major lunar standstill," but what is that? The Chimney Rock (Colorado) Interpretive Association has an explanation ...

and then the “half-light was succeeded by a saffron glow and then the crescent of the sun sent its wan rays past the black pencil of the moon’s shadow,” before the eclipse reached its ...

Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Friday, Feb. 7 will appear unusual. As it crosses the meridian shortly after 8 p.m. local standard time, it will climb so very high in the sky ...